British artist, engraver and book illustrator (1767–1817)

A Chinese man being garroted on a cross with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

An Egyptian barber shaving a man in his shop; a boy assistant looks on. Engraving by J. Dadley after Vivant-Denon.

A Chinese man kneeling on the ground is about to be beheaded with a sword. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

Wadham College, Oxford: from the garden. Line engraving by J. Dadley, 1795, after E. Dayes.

A Chinese man is lying on an horizontal pillory while two Chinese men are tying a rope around the wooden structure at its base and a third man is hammering on a pole in order to crush the victim's ankles. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with his hands bound behind his back and two red flags on his head is being whipped with wooden sticks, as he is led to trial by a man beating a gong. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese street vendor selling incense powders and sticks. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Dadley after Pu-Qua.

A Chinese man is attached by the neck and the ankles to a metal rod. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man is seated in a wooden cage. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with bound feet being led to execution by two Chinese men holding swords. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese magic lantern show. Coloured stippled engraving by J. Dadley after Pu-Qua.

A Chinese officer is leading a prisoner away while a second officer holding a sword is standing behind him. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

1 print : stipple, with watercolour ; image 22 x 29.5 cm

A Chinese man is held on the ground by a man while another is hitting him with a wooden stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

1 print : stipple, with watercolour ; image 16.4 x 21 cm

A Chinese man with his hands bound in a wooden grid, kneeling on the ground, is tortured by two men holding a long stick and a man with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

1 print : stipple, with watercolour ; image 14.7 x 22.1 cm

A Chinese man imprisoned with bound hands and feet is reclining on a bench. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

1 print : stipple, with watercolour ; image 15.7 x 14.5 cm

A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

1 print : stipple, with watercolour ; image 18.5 x 18.2 cm

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John Dadley

Images from the collections

Images by John Dadley

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A Chinese man is held on the ground by a man while another is hitting him with a wooden stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with his hands bound in a wooden grid, kneeling on the ground, is tortured by two men holding a long stick and a man with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man imprisoned with bound hands and feet is reclining on a bench. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man being garroted on a cross with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

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John Dadley

Images from the collections

Images by John Dadley

Works from the collections

A Chinese man is held on the ground by a man while another is hitting him with a wooden stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with his hands bound in a wooden grid, kneeling on the ground, is tortured by two men holding a long stick and a man with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man imprisoned with bound hands and feet is reclining on a bench. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man being garroted on a cross with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

Frequent collaborators

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